[quote name=\'Game Show Man\' date=\'Aug 21 2003, 02:13 PM\'] This is the first in a series of hypothetical situations, where you are put into the shoes of a famous game show producer in a situation that may or may not ever come to pass. To start off:
You are...
Jack Barry. You somehow managed to survive that heart attack in Central Park in '84, and were able to recover enough to go back to work. While you were incapacitated, however, many unpleasant feelings were brought to the forefront and Richard Kline still seceeded from Barry and Enright.
The Joker's Wild and
Tic Tac Dough were still cancelled in 1986 and 1987 respectively, unfortunately, victims of the WOF/Jeopardy! juggernaut. You decided to retire for a bit, while Kline went on to make his infamous late 80's games, including
Break The Bank (which disappointed you greatly; Gene Rayburn's talents were squandered on what might have been a first rate format had Rayburn been permitted to continue),
Strike It Rich (which intrigued you), and
Win Lose or Draw. But you cringed in horror after Kline butchered your pride and joy,
The Joker's Wild. You cringe further still after your old partner, Dan Enright hires Patrick Wayne, perhaps the worst host in game show history, to host the 1990 version of
Tic Tac Dough. After these two shows fall, you look for a way to get back into the thick of things. You come up with several new formats, which don't sell, and even try to revive some of you other projects. But the game show drought of the 1990's just didn't let you get in a shot. Your partner, Dan Enright, dies in the mid-90's, and you send him into the next world with a sad, heavy heart. You rejoiced when
Who Wants to be a Millionaire made headlines around the world, and were excited further by the prospect of NBC returning the show that made you infamous,
Twenty-One, to the air waves. You try to offer your services, but they want someone younger. You are disappointed in not being able to assist in the show's production, but are happy to learn that
Twenty-One does well...for a while, until NBC buries the show in bad time slots, in favor of the current "reality" craze, which continues to give you headaches. You languish at home waiting for your chance to get back into the limelight.
One day, your old employee, Bob Boden, Sr. VP of Game Show Network, calls you at home and tells you that one of his hottest new executives and producers is a big fan of yours, and wants to work with you on a GSN Original. He wants to revive one of your classic formats (your choice), and have you help produce, develop and even host it.
You did it before and you can do it again. It's comeback time again, Jack. What do you do?
"Game Show Man" Joe Van Ginkel
gameshowman@winning.com
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This is the first in a series of hypothetical situations, where you are put into the shoes of a famous game show producer in a situation that may or may not ever come to pass. To start off:
Ok.
You are...
Jack Barry. You somehow managed to survive that heart attack in Central Park in '84, and were able to recover enough to go back to work. While you were incapacitated, however, many unpleasant feelings were brought to the forefront and Richard Kline still seceeded from Barry and Enright. The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough were still cancelled in 1986 and 1987 respectively, unfortunately, victims of the WOF/Jeopardy! juggernaut.
. You decided to retire for a bit, while Kline went on to make his infamous late 80's games, including Break The Bank (which disappointed you greatly; Gene Rayburn's talents were squandered on what might have been a first rate format had Rayburn been permitted to continue), Strike It Rich (which intrigued you), and Win Lose or Draw.
But you cringed in horror after Kline butchered your pride and joy, The Joker's Wild.
Now this makes no sense! If Jack Barry were still alive, he would own the rights to TJW, os how or why would he let Kline have them. Remember that Jack's sons co produced TJW '90.
If Jack were still alive, he would probably produce a version that was more faithful to the classic version.
[/QUOTE]You cringe further still after your old partner, Dan Enright hires Patrick Wayne, perhaps the worst host in game show history, to host the 1990 version of
Tic Tac Dough.
And Jack and Dan would probably we working together.
You rejoiced when
Who Wants to be a Millionaire made headlines around the world, and were excited further by the prospect of NBC returning the show that made you infamous,
Twenty-One, to the air waves.
Why would Jack want Twenty One to ever come bac, espeically he and Dan Enright spent the rest of their lives trying to get people to forget about it.
One day, your old employee, Bob Boden, Sr. VP of Game Show Network, calls you at home and tells you that one of his hottest new executives and producers is a big fan of yours, and wants to work with you on a GSN Original. He wants to revive one of your classic formats (your choice), and have you help produce, develop and even host it.
You did it before and you can do it again. It's comeback time again, Jack. What do you do?
Have your sons take over the company and offer advice from the sidelines.
